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The first ship class commissioned by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue was the Colin Archer class, designed by Colin Archer but drawing heavily on experience from the work with "Liv". The first ship of the class, 'RS 1 Colin Archer was launched in 1894. It served until 1933, rescued 274 lives and 67 ships, and assisted 1522 ships. [7] [8]
A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ...
The World Health Organization has reported that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths. [6] Education and training in water safety is intended to help prevent and raise awareness of accidental drownings and other water related deaths and may include but is not ...
In July 2004 the government expanded this compensation program to include war children who had experienced lesser difficulties. The basic compensation rate is set to 20,000 NOK (€2,500 / $3,000) for what Norwegian government terms "mobbing" (bullying). Those who can document other abuse can receive up to 200,000 NOK (€25,000 / $30,000).
The public broadcaster NRK said a 20-month-old girl who was playing on a family’s farm in the central Trøndelag region is among the victims, per the Associated Press and The Guardian.
The 9/11 attack 20 years ago touched lives in every corner of the country, according to a new report chronicling victim compensation claims from every state in the nation. Though the damage was ...
The Norwegian Red Cross Search and Rescue Corps or the NRCSRC/SRC (Norwegian: Norges Røde Kors Hjelpekorps) was created in 1932 as a support for civil society in the event of war, and particularly with gas attacks in other cities. Today, there are over 300 local Search and Rescue Corps around in the country with over 6000 members.
The official report assumes he drowned, but investigations and rumours have led to a belief that he was murdered. No body or trace has been found. [239] October 1980 Angus Primrose: 53 South Carolina, U.S. The designer and naval architect Primrose went missing at sea during October 1980 and is presumed to have drowned. [240] September 1985 Art ...